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BLUE EARTH
FREE Located right off of Highways I-90, 169 and 16 SEUM Parks/Trails • Camping • Specialty Shops • Coffee Shops MU SION ADMIS Restaurants • Water Park/Pool • Picnic Areas Harmony Instruments • Electric Car Charging Stations Bike Rentals • Historic Sites • Golf Course Giant Welcome Center • Giant Memorabilia Museum
February 2022 Feb 20
Stillwater Fat Bike Rally
Feb 20
Fat Wednesday Bike Races
Brown's Creek State Trailhead Stillwater, MN Off Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Website Blue Earth Area Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors Bureau
1134 Giant Drive • PO Box 185 • Blue Earth, MN 56013 507-526-2916 • www.blueearthchamber.com
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Keller Lake Park Maplewood, MN
Off Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Website Feb 20
Bike Across the Bay
Harbor View Event Center Washburn, WI
Off Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Website Feb 23
June 18-25, 2022
Approximately 315 miles the ride leaves Brainerd and rolls through the towns of Bemidji, Park Rapids, Staples, and Walker in northern Minnesota.
www.tourofminnesota.com.
Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide
Fat Bike Blitz
Pebble Creek Golf Course Becker, MN
Off Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Website Feb 23
Iron Challenge
Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch Stewartville, MN
Off Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Website
Produced by Russ Lowthian and the HaveFunBiking.com. team. For this 2022 Winter/spring edition thanks to Liz Warren for taking over the design, and map updates. Along with the editing support of Jennifer Zacks and Marcy Kelash, a special thanks to all our Community Map Partners, Ben Wilson and Sean Hayford Oleary, our webmasters; and the many advertisers who make this publication possible. Please stop by their places of business and let them know you saw their ad in the MN Bike/Hike Guide. Thanks!
Feb 27
Cover photo by Russ Lowthian; Riding an e-bike can be ecologically rewarding, and healthy way to enjoy your surrounding while commuting, running errands or touring.
Lake Bemidji State Park Bemidji, MN Off Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Website
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Fat Wednesday Fat Bike Races
Keller Lake Park Maplewood, MN
Off Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Website
March 2022 March 2 2019 Strider Snow Cup
Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area Burnsville, MN Off Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Website March 3 Northland Fat Bike Rally
March 5 Tire Bike Rides
Limestone Brewers Osage, IA Off Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Website